NUFD 10 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which your body takes in and uses
food
Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to
repair itself, and to supply you with energy
essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - nutrients necessary for normal body
functioning that must be obtained from food
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - the starches and sugars present in foods
Protein - CORRECT ANSWER - A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of
amino acids
Lipids - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and
waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER - Compounds found in food that help regulate many
body processes
Minerals - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements found in food that are used by the body
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical substance that an organism must
obtain in relatively large amounts
-carb,protein,lipid
, kilocalorie (kcal) - CORRECT ANSWER - A quantity of heat equal to 1,000 calories.
Used to measure the energy content of food, it is usually called a "Calorie."
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - vitamins, minerals, water
Phytochemicals - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals in plant-based foods that are not
nutrients but that have effects on the body.
Undernutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - The condition in which not enough calories are
ingested to maintain health
Overnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Too much food energy or excess nutrients to the
degree of causing disease or increasing risk of disease; a form of malnutrition
malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - a state of poor nutrition
Nutrient Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - the state of not having enough of a nutrient
to maintain good health
obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive fatness
chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER - an ongoing condition or illness
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - CORRECT ANSWER - A set of nutritional reference
values for the United States and Canada that applies to healthy people.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANSWER - the average daily
amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half
the healthy people of a given age and gender group
and CORRECT Answers
Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - The process by which your body takes in and uses
food
Nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to
repair itself, and to supply you with energy
essential nutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - nutrients necessary for normal body
functioning that must be obtained from food
Carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - the starches and sugars present in foods
Protein - CORRECT ANSWER - A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of
amino acids
Lipids - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and
waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Vitamins - CORRECT ANSWER - Compounds found in food that help regulate many
body processes
Minerals - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements found in food that are used by the body
Macronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical substance that an organism must
obtain in relatively large amounts
-carb,protein,lipid
, kilocalorie (kcal) - CORRECT ANSWER - A quantity of heat equal to 1,000 calories.
Used to measure the energy content of food, it is usually called a "Calorie."
Micronutrients - CORRECT ANSWER - vitamins, minerals, water
Phytochemicals - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals in plant-based foods that are not
nutrients but that have effects on the body.
Undernutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - The condition in which not enough calories are
ingested to maintain health
Overnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - Too much food energy or excess nutrients to the
degree of causing disease or increasing risk of disease; a form of malnutrition
malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER - a state of poor nutrition
Nutrient Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER - the state of not having enough of a nutrient
to maintain good health
obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive fatness
chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWER - an ongoing condition or illness
Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) - CORRECT ANSWER - A set of nutritional reference
values for the United States and Canada that applies to healthy people.
Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) - CORRECT ANSWER - the average daily
amount of a nutrient that will maintain a specific biochemical or physiological function in half
the healthy people of a given age and gender group
